PHRASE If you do something for someone's delectation, you do it to give them enjoyment or pleasure. 享受 [正式] [PHR with poss]
She makes cakes for the delectation of visitors.
她做了蛋糕以飨访客。
She makes cakes for the delectation of visitors.
她做了蛋糕以飨访客。
I was informed that the lady for whose delectation I had been invited to sing was ill in bed, and that I would have to serenade her from her bedroom door.
我收到通知，邀请我来为她唱歌的那位女士病在床上，我得在她的卧室门口为她唱小夜曲。
Some were of opinion that Staggs's Gardens derived its name from a deceased capitalist, one Mr. Staggs, who had built it for his delectation.
有些人说，斯塔格斯花园是为了纪念一位已故的资本家斯塔格斯先生而命名的，这位先生建造它是为了供他消遣娱乐。
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